Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2012

Jul 3, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2012-07-01

Reporting Person: Lillibridge Todd W. (EVP, Medical Prop. Operations)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-07-01	Common Stock	F	6908	$63.12	Disposed	112685.226	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares withheld to pay the taxes on the vesting of restricted stock granted on July 1, 2010 under the Ventas, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan.

F2: Includes 166.064 shares acquired between January 18, 2012 and July 2, 2012 under the Ventas Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan.

F3: As of July 1, 2012, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 32,901 shares of Issuer's common stock.